Animal Behavior. Introduction: Ethology is the study of animal behavior. Behavior is an animal's response to sensory input, and falls into two basic categories: learned and innate (inherited).
figure, fig(noun) a diagram or picture illustrating textual material. Synonyms: number, form, design, fig, trope, physical body, material body, figure of speech, frame, image, figure, name, build, common fig tree, chassis, shape, anatomy, bod, flesh, pattern, soma, common fig, digit, public figure, human body, physique.
Fig. to give someone a severe scolding. The manager read me the riot act for coming in late. The teacher read the students the riot act for their failure to do their assignments.